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Lou Dalton

locationLondon, 15 June 2012

locationLondon, 15 June 2012

LITTLE obsessions can lead to great things. A self-professed obsessive when it comes to taking care of the underdog, <a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/designer/lou-dalton">Lou Dalton is anything but an underdog herself in terms of her role in modern British menswear. And the Royal College of Art alumna is sure to cause several new obsessions when her spring/summer 2013 menswear collection eventually hits the stores.

Hers is a man who doesn't necessarily like it super-short. He enjoys his trousers hugging the knee or falling just below. Due to his extensive backlog of Seventies movie classics - Taxi Driver, Eraserhead and Breaking Away all prominently top-shelved - he prefers retro cut T-shirts and pairing trainers with suits, adding a sporty element to Americana luxe.

It's hard not to succumb to Dalton's impeccable mix-and-match panelling on the backs of shirts, blocking both colour and materials. The injections of lime green in the simple rib linen pullover and burgundy red on that sturdy trench coat were already causing stirs (or, dare we say it, obsessions) amongst today's cognoscenti.